Yapıcıoğlu, arriving from Ankara to pay his respects, joined the condolences at the İsmailağa Foundation in Fatih, accompanied by deputy chairmen Abdullah Aslan, Mehmet Eşin, and Mahmut Şahin from his party, as well as HÜDA PAR Mersin Deputy Faruk Dinç and Istanbul Provincial Chairman İsa Güvendik.

During the visit, Yapıcıoğlu met with the late Sheikh Kılıç's children, Hüsnü and Abdullah Kılıç, offering his condolences and reciting the Surah Fatiha for the deceased.

Sheikh Kılıç was born in the Chaykara region of Trabzon province in 1930. He assumed the role of Imam of the İsmailağa Sufi community following the passing of Sheikh Mahmoud Efendi in 2022. He passed away on Monday at the age of 94 while undergoing treatment for kidney disease at a hospital. (ILKHA)